Inside the Monastery of San Jeronimo
After having traveled to so many countries and visiting many churches in predominantly Catholic countries, I would be lying if I said that I vividly remember how each one looks inside and out. For the most part, I do forget and hardly remember anything about the church I've visited if not for the pictures that I've taken to remind me. Sure, I may always remember some, like the Mezquita inside the Cathedral of Cordoba, the Cathedral of Seville, or the Cathedral in Helsinki, but they are the exceptions. For the most part, everything fades from memory as time goes by. Thank goodness for modern technology, I now have access to files with just one click of a finger.
Marc and I were finally able to visit the famous monastery on our last full day in Lisbon and we were very satisfied. It most certainly impressed us. What architecture, what history. This was the main altar.
A closer view of the main altar
This is how the ceiling looked
On the day of our visit, there were hundreds of tourists. However, the cathedral was not so full making the experience suffocating. Not at all.
Just like many churches in the Iberian peninsula, there were lots of small altars on the sides. This was one of them.
This was the part of the cathedral we had to pay for to enter. Admission was not that steep but there really wasn't much to see in it.
This is Vasco de Gama's tomb inside the cathedral. Very moving and truly a sight a behold.
This was one end of the tomb
A view of the intricate detail on his tomb
